Financial Accountant, Reporting

QBE Insurance Group Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking a Financial Accountant (Reporting) to join their team in Leeds. This role involves producing financial reports, improving processes, and supporting junior colleagues. Ideal candidates are part-qualified accountants with a keen eye for detail and experience in financial services. The position offers a hybrid work model and generous benefits including flexible working and medical insurance.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Flexible working opportunities

Pension plan with 10% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Family friendly leave policy

Remote work abroad

Cycle-to-Work benefit

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant with relevant experience.
• Experience in financial services or similar fields.
• Strong emphasis on quality and accuracy in reporting.

Responsibilities

• Produce reports and deliver accurate financial results.
• Identify ways to enhance processes through automation.
• Mentor junior colleagues in shared services.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analytics

Continuous improvement mindset

Relationship building

Education

Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar

Tools

Oracle

HFM

Hyperion

Alteryx

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Financial Accountant (Reporting)

Permanent / Hybrid | London / Leeds

The Opportunity

We are looking for a part-qualified accountant with a passion for making data meaningful to join our Reporting Centre of Excellence team. This internal promotion offers a chance to work across the finance function and understand our EO divisional numbers.

Your new role

You will dive into corporate reporting, ensuring financial data is sharp and consistent, working with internal and external stakeholders to keep things running smoothly. Expect hands‑on work with reporting and analytics tools and continuous improvement contributions.

Main responsibilities

• Producing reports and working with data to deliver accurate financial results
• Spotting ways to improve how we work via automation, smarter processes, better controls
• Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues in our offshore shared services centre
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders to keep service levels high
• Running checks to make sure our data is solid and reliable
• Making adjustments and entries in our systems to support group reporting
• Jumping in on ad‑hoc analysis and reporting requests

About You

• Part‑qualified/newly qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar) or solid experience in a finance role
• Experience in financial services (other industries welcome)
• Continuous improvement mindset and a love for better ways to do things
• Sharp eye for detail and care about quality and control
• Digitally curious and excited by data analytics and reporting
• Experience with Oracle, HFM, Hyperion, Wdesk or Alteryx (or keen to learn)

Benefits

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days
• Flexible working opportunities (part‑time, job share, compressed hours)
• Pension plan with 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance for you and your family
• Family friendly leave policy (26 weeks leave at full pay for all parents)
• Remote work abroad up to 20 days per year
• Sustainable investing focus and net‑zero goal support
• Cycle‑to‑Work benefit (up to £5,000 for bike and accessories)

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and complies with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.